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, and governing. with an emphasis through out on differences, specifics, and choices. both candidates will also have two-minute closing statements. the audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent. no cheers, applause, boos, hisses, among other noisy, distracting things, so we may all concentrate on what the candidates have to say. there is a noise exception right now, though, as we welcome president obama. and governor romney. [ applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's start with the economy. segment one, and let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about how you would go about creating new jobs? have you two minutes. each of you have two minutes to start. a coin toss determined, mr. president, you go first. >> thank you very much, jim, for this opportunity. i want to thank governor romney and the university of denver for your hospitality, a lot of points i want to make tonight, but the most important one is that 20 years ago, became t
, and governing. with an emphasis through out on differences, specifics, and choices. both candidates will also have two-minute closing statements. the audience here in the hall has promised to remain silent. no cheers, applause, boos, hisses, among other noisy, distracting things, so we may all concentrate on what the candidates have to say. there is a noise exception right now, though, as we welcome president obama. and governor romney. [ applause ] >> jim. >> gentlemen, welcome...
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government jobs, three months in a row now. we've been seeing government layoffs for many, many, many months in a row. government jobs, transportation warehousing and we've been seeing -- everything else is pretty much flat in terms of job categories. the headline, carol, 7.8% is the unemployment rate. one more jobs report until the election. >> okay. so the political implications of this already coming in. in fact, we just got an e-mail from conservatives. this is what they're saying, christine. conservatives are challenging the legitimacy of the labor department number. can someone explain how the jobs added up right where economists were projecting and yet the rate fell to below 8%? also jack welch, the former ge guy. >> yep. >> he's tweeting this morning and saying, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate, so change numbers. i mean -- so is it possible the labor department is lying or has changed these numbers in some way? >> look, these numbers are often revised. usually when you have a
government jobs, three months in a row now. we've been seeing government layoffs for many, many, many months in a row. government jobs, transportation warehousing and we've been seeing -- everything else is pretty much flat in terms of job categories. the headline, carol, 7.8% is the unemployment rate. one more jobs report until the election. >> okay. so the political implications of this already coming in. in fact, we just got an e-mail from conservatives. this is what they're saying,...
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we're both incredibly pro government and incredibly critical of government. i don't see any contradiction in that. we need to embrace those contradictions. we need to say yes. we need government that works, and our government isn't working as well as it should right now. but if you can hold those two seemingly contradictory things together, then yeah, you do feel kind of patriotic. >> the impact is greater engagement. people have a sense that this is somebody else's problem. but it's our problem. we need to work on these solutions together, and it's not something that we can just hand off to government. >> if you don't tolerate any risk, you can never innovate. there is so much that citizens can do to communicate to their elected officials and to the bureaucrats that they interact with. you know what, we want you to try stuff. and it's really remarkable if you think about it in that context that how much we don't like a g
we're both incredibly pro government and incredibly critical of government. i don't see any contradiction in that. we need to embrace those contradictions. we need to say yes. we need government that works, and our government isn't working as well as it should right now. but if you can hold those two seemingly contradictory things together, then yeah, you do feel kind of patriotic. >> the impact is greater engagement. people have a sense that this is somebody else's problem. but it's our...
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asked about the role of government. listen to romney's high point. >> i believe we must maintain our commitment to religious tolerance and freedom in this country. that statement also says we are endowed by our creator with the right to pursue happiness as we choose. i interpret that as one making sure those who are less fortunate and can't care for themselves are cared for by one another. >> let's bring in erin burnett. tell us what's going on over there? >> all right. this has been a pretty interesting night. everybody listening, and i was looking over. little dials going left and right. left and right. undecided group of voters, wolf. they didn't like it when either candidate got negative or stomped on the moderator, but they did react in particular to those two moments. overall takeaway of the moments that scored high. romney had more of them in the audience of 39 undecided voters than barack obama let's talk about mitt romney's strength. first of all, how many of you rated hum a stronger leader. and that was one of
asked about the role of government. listen to romney's high point. >> i believe we must maintain our commitment to religious tolerance and freedom in this country. that statement also says we are endowed by our creator with the right to pursue happiness as we choose. i interpret that as one making sure those who are less fortunate and can't care for themselves are cared for by one another. >> let's bring in erin burnett. tell us what's going on over there? >> all right. this...
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about governing. which is interesting because a lot of this campaign is mitt romney and barack obama talking about how they would work in washington. and as we know the american public are so frustrated right now with how washington is operating or is not operating at all. so there's a lot on the line for mitt romney, barack obama tomorrow night. tens of millions of people will be watching. of course, a lot here on cnn. there is over 3,000 journalists who are actually credentialed to come and cover this debate. 700 of them are from other countries. so the whole world will be watching. >> and jim lahr is the moderator for debate number one. how long do the candidates get to answer the questions? because some candidates are pretty long-winded. >> reporter: they are, and that's going to be the struggle and one of the challenges for the moderator torrow as well as the other debate moderators, including candy crowley who will be moderating a debate later this month. 30 seconds to about a minute to answer a
about governing. which is interesting because a lot of this campaign is mitt romney and barack obama talking about how they would work in washington. and as we know the american public are so frustrated right now with how washington is operating or is not operating at all. so there's a lot on the line for mitt romney, barack obama tomorrow night. tens of millions of people will be watching. of course, a lot here on cnn. there is over 3,000 journalists who are actually credentialed to come and...
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>> what we're seeing right now is, in my view, a trickle-down government approach which has government thinking it can do a better job than free people pursuing their dreams and it's not working. >> it's thursday, october 4th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> welcome, everybody. our team this morning to talk about last night's debate, brett o'donnell is with us, presidential campaign debate adviser extraordinaire, i'll add that on the end there and roland martin is host of washington watch aired on tv one, of course. you can't help yourself. >> got to have an interesting intro. >> it's already starting. >> and will cain from blaze.com. and dana bash, also extrrordinaire. >> i don't feel special. >> you are specially extrordinair extrordinaire. >> issues by -- by most accounts it was mitt romney who was the clear winner. john mccain of arizona is coming up to talk with us also obama campaign spokeswoman jen psaki will be joining us and austan goolsbee will be talking with us as well. for most nights it was mitt romney who was the aggressor. for offense, the president took a page o
>> what we're seeing right now is, in my view, a trickle-down government approach which has government thinking it can do a better job than free people pursuing their dreams and it's not working. >> it's thursday, october 4th. "starting point" begins right now. >>> welcome, everybody. our team this morning to talk about last night's debate, brett o'donnell is with us, presidential campaign debate adviser extraordinaire, i'll add that on the end there and roland...
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if he did that nationwide, he would not only win the presidency big but would get a mandate to govern but would have a lot of senators down ticket that would win with him. that would make him a much stronger president. now i think the chances of winning big have largely evaporated and it's likely we will have a much closer election now. the president obviously is still favored, but we have got a horse race. >> that's what makes these races so interesting, gloria, is how the narrative changes. it used to be nths, from one month to the next. it is' now overnight. last week was 47%, now it's this, who knows what it will be next week when the vice president debates. one thing of david axelrod's response is that the president was basically taking the high road last night which almost makes it sound like the president's performance was a conscious tactical decision. do you buy that? >> i don't think they consciously decided to lose this debate and i don't think david axelrod is going to come out and say you know what, the president really blew it last night, although as jessica pointed out
if he did that nationwide, he would not only win the presidency big but would get a mandate to govern but would have a lot of senators down ticket that would win with him. that would make him a much stronger president. now i think the chances of winning big have largely evaporated and it's likely we will have a much closer election now. the president obviously is still favored, but we have got a horse race. >> that's what makes these races so interesting, gloria, is how the narrative...
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their style of governing and how they view the role of government. let's take a look at the state of play during the obama presidency. explain the map, dark green, unemployment went down a lot in the obama presidency. went up a lot in new york, that's not a battleground stalt, but it went up a lot in nevada. that is a big battleground state. went down a decent amount in ohio. another battleground state. the candidates of course will be speaking to the neigh, but they know this race is playing out in six, eight, maybe nine battleground states. take a closer look as the candidates talk about the economy tonight in florida, iowa, ohio, virginia and wisconsin the unemployment rate has dropped during the obama presidency. no surprise if you look at the recent polls, the president is ahead. some by a bit, some states narrowly, some states bigger. but the president ahead in all of these battleground states where the unemployment rate has dropped during his presidency. the debate tonight is in one of the fiercest fought battles right now, the state of colora
their style of governing and how they view the role of government. let's take a look at the state of play during the obama presidency. explain the map, dark green, unemployment went down a lot in the obama presidency. went up a lot in new york, that's not a battleground stalt, but it went up a lot in nevada. that is a big battleground state. went down a decent amount in ohio. another battleground state. the candidates of course will be speaking to the neigh, but they know this race is playing...
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government. with us now to paint a picture of what mr. golkhanban is aruin shagri who served as the first white house official videographer from 2009 to 2011 and wrote a book about it "first cameraman" documenting the obama presidency in realtime. talk about just how close this -- this cameraman could be to ahmadinejad. how much access he could have and really what he might be able to relay to the u.s. government if he talks. >> well, look, photographers and videographers put an enormous amount of trust in us when it comes to world leader coverage. you're not this fly on the wall, you're part of a team. clearly this videographer was enough of a team that he wasn't just a state television employee, they brought him on trips. when you're on a trip you're inside the bubble. there's very little you don't see. you know. there's a lot, probably at home that he doesn't see what's going on. when you're in a place like new york, the diplomatic epicenter there are things happening right and left. >> in add
government. with us now to paint a picture of what mr. golkhanban is aruin shagri who served as the first white house official videographer from 2009 to 2011 and wrote a book about it "first cameraman" documenting the obama presidency in realtime. talk about just how close this -- this cameraman could be to ahmadinejad. how much access he could have and really what he might be able to relay to the u.s. government if he talks. >> well, look, photographers and videographers put an...
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >> thanks very much. >>> now let's check in with anderson cooper for a look at what's coming up on "ac 360." >> we're keeping them honest tonight. the spin is in full effect, has been all day, one day after mitt romney and president obama went head-to-head in the first debate. team obama trying to sell their boss as the winner but analysts on the left and the right and ceer even our own polling paint a very different picture. we're keeping them honest. >>> nearly as important as what the candidates are saying is how they say it and how they looke
they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda...
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government cked by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >> thanks very much. >>> now let's check in with thermacare works differently. it's the only wrap with patented heat cells that penetrate deep to relax, soothe, and unlock tight muscles. for up to 16 hours of relief... try thermacare. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phon
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for the federal government, he doesn't have a lot of details. people with pre-existing conditions, how do they get insurance? he hasn't laid that out in full detail. >> what about medicare? medicare comes up tonight. where do they stand there? >> it has come up so many times. romney will say, obama is cutting medicare, that's for seniors, which obama denies. it is interesting because they have been saying this for months. let's look at the newest cnn orc poll. this is a really recent poll, obama, the question was asked who would better handle medicare. 52% said obama and 44% romney. that's a big difference. interesting to see if that changes after the debate. >> as we mentioned, these are 15-minute topical chunks, health care getting an entire solid chunk. after they answer the initial questions, that's a lot of time. >> that's right. that's really unusual. and it shows you how important health care is in this particular election. >> it affects every single one of us. elizabeth cohen, thank you very much. >> and now this, breaking news here, bre
for the federal government, he doesn't have a lot of details. people with pre-existing conditions, how do they get insurance? he hasn't laid that out in full detail. >> what about medicare? medicare comes up tonight. where do they stand there? >> it has come up so many times. romney will say, obama is cutting medicare, that's for seniors, which obama denies. it is interesting because they have been saying this for months. let's look at the newest cnn orc poll. this is a really...
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it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in florida romney says he supports vouchers for medicare, a plan that is not very popular. how does play in florida with all those seniors? >> right now in florida, you've got about 12 million registered voters. 36% who are republicans, you have 40% who are democrats. and then the 24% or the remainder is going to be the most important percentage in america and i think it's 24% who are not registered republican or democrat. these are going to be the most important voters in the united states. but, let's look at medicare. you have mitt romney who says, i want to give you vouchers, which i personally don't agree
it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in...
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they have been rolled back to some degree by government backed by tribal militias in recent months but they still present a big problem in yemen. indeed, they are viewed as the most operationally active branch of al qaeda, if you will, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. we don't know who the arguments were this time, but very likely high on the target list would ibrahim al siri. he has made bombs and is a very feared al qaeda member. he made the underpants bomb, other bombs. so at this stage, five killed, five suspected al qaeda members killed. exactly who they are, we don't know yet. >>> legalization of marijuana is on the ballot of many states this year. and some of you have some truly high expectations, mile-high ones. we'll be back. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our s
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the mexican government has a cooperation agreement with the united states government. there is also, of course, that big overarching issue of whether all of this is connected to fast and furious. we don't know the answer to whether it is. in the case of brian terry, two firearms were located at the scene. and traced back to operation fast and furious. in this case, authorities say no firearms were found at the scene. however, that ivie case is attracting attention on the hill. republican senator charles grassley, the point man in the senate on operation fast and furious, put out a letter stating the obvious saying, there is no way to know at this point how the agent was killed, but because of operation fast and furious, we're going to wonder for years if the guns used in the killing along the border were part of an ill advised gun walking strategy. >> joe johns reporting live for us this morning. >>> stars of the hit '80s movie "the princess bride" are planning a reunion for the 25th anniversary. awesome. showbiz headlines next. ♪ ♪ [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps
the mexican government has a cooperation agreement with the united states government. there is also, of course, that big overarching issue of whether all of this is connected to fast and furious. we don't know the answer to whether it is. in the case of brian terry, two firearms were located at the scene. and traced back to operation fast and furious. in this case, authorities say no firearms were found at the scene. however, that ivie case is attracting attention on the hill. republican...
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fighting for the middle class, didn't believe in trickle-down government. the president didn't seem to have a message. the thing most shocking is a? all of the dimensions in which president is better than governor romney. like akt, that he can connect with voters, he has a message, affable. all of those things, governor romney outshined the president in a wide margin. more likeable. told stories, told narratives. >> he looked like he wanted it more. it's like football, and after a while you wonder who wants to win this game. >> it seems -- >> let's move on to the vp debate. joe biden and paul ryan. let me make a prediction. i think joe biden will verbally destroy paul ryan, and i think he will the salvation of barack obama. >> you want to bet? >> i tend to agree with you, piers. senator biden is someone who is a fire brand for sure. and one of the things that came out of this debate, we can all agree president obama did not bring his "a" game and romney had a good night it will take a lot more to undo what has taken two years to burn in voters' brains. >> b
fighting for the middle class, didn't believe in trickle-down government. the president didn't seem to have a message. the thing most shocking is a? all of the dimensions in which president is better than governor romney. like akt, that he can connect with voters, he has a message, affable. all of those things, governor romney outshined the president in a wide margin. more likeable. told stories, told narratives. >> he looked like he wanted it more. it's like football, and after a while...
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but the fact is the role of government and governing, we've lost a pod in other words. so we only have three minutes left in the debate before we go to your closing statements. and so, i want to ask finally here -- and remember, we've got three minutes total time here. and the question is this. many of the legislative functions of the federal government right now are in a state of paralysis as a result of partisan gridlock. if elected in your case, if re-elected in your case, what would you do about that? governor? >> jim, i had the great experience, it didn't seem like it at the time, of being elected in a state where my legislature was 87% democrat. and that meant i figured out from day one i had to get along and i had to work across the aisle to get anything done. we drove our schools to be number one in the nation. we cut taxes 19 times. >> what would you do as president? >> as president i will sit down on day one, actually the day after i get elected, i'll sit down with leaders, the democratic leaders as well as republican leaders, as we did in my state, we met eve
but the fact is the role of government and governing, we've lost a pod in other words. so we only have three minutes left in the debate before we go to your closing statements. and so, i want to ask finally here -- and remember, we've got three minutes total time here. and the question is this. many of the legislative functions of the federal government right now are in a state of paralysis as a result of partisan gridlock. if elected in your case, if re-elected in your case, what would you do...
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not on government land. on government land your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half. if i'm president, i'll double them, and also get the oil from offer shore and alaska and i'll bring that pipeline in from cana canada, and, by the way, i like coal. i'm going to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal. people in the coal industry feel like it's getting crushed by your policies. i want to get america and north america energy-independent, so we can create those jobs. finally, with regards to that tax cut, look, i'm not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the revenues going to the government. my number one principle is there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit. i want to underline that. no tax cut that adds to the deaf deficit, but i do want to reduce the burden being paid by middle income americans, and to do that that also means i cannot reduce the burden paid by high-income americans. any language to the contrary is simply not accurate. >> mr. president? >> l
not on government land. on government land your administration has cut the number of permits and licenses in half. if i'm president, i'll double them, and also get the oil from offer shore and alaska and i'll bring that pipeline in from cana canada, and, by the way, i like coal. i'm going to make sure we can continue to burn clean coal. people in the coal industry feel like it's getting crushed by your policies. i want to get america and north america energy-independent, so we can create those...
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economy on government. >> okay. >> we're now spending the 42% of our economy on government. i don't want to go down the path to spain. i want to go down the path of growth that puts americans to work with more money coming in because they're working. >> yeah, but, mr. president, you're saying in order to get it -- get the job done, it's got to be balanced? >> if we're serious, we've got to take a balanced, responsible approach. and by the way, this is not just when it comes to individual taxes. let's talk about corporate taxes. now, i've identified areas where we can, right away, make a change that i believe would actually help the economy. the oil industry gets $4 billion a year in corporate welfare. basically, they get deductions that those small businesses that governor romney refers to, they don't get. now, does anybody think that exxonmobil needs some extra money, when they're making money every time you go to the pump? why wouldn't we want to eliminate that? why wouldn't we eliminate tax breaks for co
economy on government. >> okay. >> we're now spending the 42% of our economy on government. i don't want to go down the path to spain. i want to go down the path of growth that puts americans to work with more money coming in because they're working. >> yeah, but, mr. president, you're saying in order to get it -- get the job done, it's got to be balanced? >> if we're serious, we've got to take a balanced, responsible approach. and by the way, this is not just when it...
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. >> the federal government taking over health care and whisking aside the 10th amendment is not the course for america to have a stronger economy. >> right now, you can take a deduction for moving a plan overseas. i think most americans would say that doesn't make sense and that raises revenue. >> i've been in business ta years. i have no idea what you're talking about. i maybe need to get a new accountant but the idea you get a break for shipping jobs overseas is not the case. mr. president you're entitled to your own house and airplane but not your own facts. >> 1 months you've been running on this tax plan. now, you're saying big bold idea is never mind. the fact is that if you're lowering the rates the way you describe, governor, then... it is not possible to come up with enough deductions only affect high income individuals to avoid either raising deficit or burdening the middle class. does anyone out there think that the big problem we had is that there is too much oversight and regulation of wall street? because if you do, then... governor romney is your candidate. >> don't f
. >> the federal government taking over health care and whisking aside the 10th amendment is not the course for america to have a stronger economy. >> right now, you can take a deduction for moving a plan overseas. i think most americans would say that doesn't make sense and that raises revenue. >> i've been in business ta years. i have no idea what you're talking about. i maybe need to get a new accountant but the idea you get a break for shipping jobs overseas is not the...
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and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> last night, two and a half weeks after that tape surfaced, government romney went on fox news where he was asked how he would have answered if the tape had come up in wednesday's debate. here's part of his answer. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. in this case i said something that's just completely wrong. >> he said "completely wrong." that's completely weird namely because the night the tape aired, mr. romney rushed to a microphone to defend his 47% remarks. he kept defending them and hounded supporters for days after that. >> it's not elegantly stated, let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question, and i'm sure i could state it more clearly in a more effective way. >> the point of all this is the size of government is too big, and if we don't do something ab
and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> last night, two and a half weeks after that tape surfaced, government romney went on fox news where he was asked how he would have answered if the tape had come up in wednesday's debate. here's part of his answer. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out...
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the government has an oversight capacity, doesn't take it over because the government is going to screw it up. >> here's what i would do from health care. i would decouple it from work. i would make sure the employers not responsible for health care, free people up to have more moblts in terms of changing jobs, ill no not putting them into bankruptcy and all those situations we're in now. >> you don't usually see comedians talking about mandates and health care in detail. before this it was a serious moment where jon stewart talked about the fact that bill o'reilly's dad, when he left the job, had gotten disability and he tried to use that to show that after you won at some point, depends on the government to support them in some way and you shouldn't hold that against them. some real heat there. he got personal. talk about a guy's dad. that's sticking it to him. >> all right. so who won this debate in your opinion? you watched the entire thing and talked to one of the guys. what do you think? >> what i thought was great, it wasn't a winner or loser and that's what made it interesting.
the government has an oversight capacity, doesn't take it over because the government is going to screw it up. >> here's what i would do from health care. i would decouple it from work. i would make sure the employers not responsible for health care, free people up to have more moblts in terms of changing jobs, ill no not putting them into bankruptcy and all those situations we're in now. >> you don't usually see comedians talking about mandates and health care in detail. before...
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one segment on the role of governing and one segment on the role of government in people's lives, john. so how this is going to be set up is that the candidates will be sitting at podiums. if you're looking at your tv screen, mitt romney on your left, president obama on your right. the first question tonight, john, goes to barack obama. >> well, will they have a chance to mix it up and rebutt each other in a free-flowing way. >> organizers hope to have a flee-flowing discussion. this is the kind discussion we like to see because it allows the two candidates to discuss it amongst themselves. if there are questions about each other's plans, they can directly ask each other that. we have not seen that in this campaign and we'll see it tonight. >> you said the economy will likely be the big subject in the debate tonight. we have new polling to give a sense of what voters are saying about this right now. >> it is, john. no surprise, people are very downtrodden about the economy. let's look at the new cnn poll just released coming on the air. it shows that 73% of americans believe that there
one segment on the role of governing and one segment on the role of government in people's lives, john. so how this is going to be set up is that the candidates will be sitting at podiums. if you're looking at your tv screen, mitt romney on your left, president obama on your right. the first question tonight, john, goes to barack obama. >> well, will they have a chance to mix it up and rebutt each other in a free-flowing way. >> organizers hope to have a flee-flowing discussion....
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guns are an issue. >> we've been quite clear as a government there can't be any concept of amnesty. so we have to support the police to have complete operational independence in pursuing every line of inquiry, in bringing those who committed crimes to justice. but i think the very simple point is, no one person is above the process. no one person is above the law. >> but researcher and former i.r.a. member anthony mcintyre is as determined to protect the ar kiefz' confidentiality and others are to expose its secrets. >> i will go to jail to protect gerry adams as quickly as i would go to jail to protect any other person, individual person, possibly implicated as a result of this process. i think that's an ethical imperative. >> for helen mckendry, it is not about politics. not about legal battles. it is simply about closure for the death of the mother she loved. >> if we get the tapes back, this may put an end to everything. >> what do you think might be in those tapes? >> the truth. i think that's why they don't want us -- the people, you know, we do want the tapes to be released b
guns are an issue. >> we've been quite clear as a government there can't be any concept of amnesty. so we have to support the police to have complete operational independence in pursuing every line of inquiry, in bringing those who committed crimes to justice. but i think the very simple point is, no one person is above the process. no one person is above the law. >> but researcher and former i.r.a. member anthony mcintyre is as determined to protect the ar kiefz' confidentiality...
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government? >> that means exactly that. i'm trying to be vague. yeah, we've obviously, when somebody from a presidential delegation stays here after they've been here for limited purpose, the government's going to have an interest here, and justifiably so, in who they are, and why have they stayed here. >> why is he afraid for his safety? you said he's afraid for his safety. is he afraid for his safety, why? >> here in the united states? yes, because of the iranian government has a fairly long reach. they have an expensive and a fairly sophisticated, you know, spy network in countries around the world. and so he's obviously concerned about repercussions, and retaliation against him here. >> all right, paul o'dwyer when the time is right and it is safe enough we would love to speak to your client. seems like he has a lot to say and it would be fascinating. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ahead on "starting point," a leap of faith. a man escapes his burning home by falling into the arms of his
government? >> that means exactly that. i'm trying to be vague. yeah, we've obviously, when somebody from a presidential delegation stays here after they've been here for limited purpose, the government's going to have an interest here, and justifiably so, in who they are, and why have they stayed here. >> why is he afraid for his safety? you said he's afraid for his safety. is he afraid for his safety, why? >> here in the united states? yes, because of the iranian government...
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government. it was being protected by a militia that was contacted by the government because they are not a competent government. we should not even have had a facility there. we don't have diplomatic facilities in places where we can protect. lou: and yet this administration persisted in insisting that the fbi go there. this is nothing more than a farce. and i want your professional judgment. this appears to be nothing more than a farce that the fbi would even show up three weeks after the band. and pretend to do forensic examination and investigation? >> first of all, this is a war crime, not a criminal investigation. secondly, there rate in the root of the courts is not run to benghazi, so to have them there when they're not really even during a criminal investigation, they don't come to anything to speak of is ridiculous. as i started saying two or three weeks ago when they started to say that we can't talk about what happened because of the investigation going on, you know, it was prepostero
government. it was being protected by a militia that was contacted by the government because they are not a competent government. we should not even have had a facility there. we don't have diplomatic facilities in places where we can protect. lou: and yet this administration persisted in insisting that the fbi go there. this is nothing more than a farce. and i want your professional judgment. this appears to be nothing more than a farce that the fbi would even show up three weeks after the...
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our government tells us that they want us there. they don't. there is so much more involved that i know, it is not even -- i don't even want to get into it now with you, but it will all come out soon enough. but the end of the day, my justice is to another parent wouldn't feel the heartache that i feel. i'm done inside. they tore my whole heart out. i have a hard time going to bed. i think about him every day, every minute, his brothers kill me when i look at them because they're hurt, his mom is hurt so bad. but they didn't just take my son. they destroyed my family. and i don't want other families to feel the pain i'm feeling. i don't want to see another family out there see their son being brought back on a plane and being rolled off a plane in a box with an american flag around it. but you know what, it was our government that dropped the ball and they won't admit it. this boy should have been protected inside a military base. we're training people and my son said, dad, we're training people that are going to turn the weapons on us and kill
our government tells us that they want us there. they don't. there is so much more involved that i know, it is not even -- i don't even want to get into it now with you, but it will all come out soon enough. but the end of the day, my justice is to another parent wouldn't feel the heartache that i feel. i'm done inside. they tore my whole heart out. i have a hard time going to bed. i think about him every day, every minute, his brothers kill me when i look at them because they're hurt, his mom...
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government is not required to mediate any disagreements between the two parties of the blue mountain libya partnership. adding contract performance is satisfactory. >> you are taking me to capillaries of the security system i don't have information to answer here. >> no immediate response from the blue mountain u.c u.k. to fox's request for comment. they're not denying report that the administration is laying the initial groundwork to kill or capture behind the terrorist attack. >> bret: we'll continue to follow it. thank you. more breaking news out of washington tonight. the obama administration made a move today that had some people thinking it may be trying to revive the plan to transfer some of the world's most dangerous terrorists to american soil. correspondent shannon bream is following that story. >> we need it in the federal prison system. >> today, the federal government spent $165 million to buy a correctionm facility in illinois that for years has been at the senator of contentious debate over bringing terror detainees from guantanamo bay, cuba, to the united states. in p
government is not required to mediate any disagreements between the two parties of the blue mountain libya partnership. adding contract performance is satisfactory. >> you are taking me to capillaries of the security system i don't have information to answer here. >> no immediate response from the blue mountain u.c u.k. to fox's request for comment. they're not denying report that the administration is laying the initial groundwork to kill or capture behind the terrorist attack....
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with police and british army all responsible to the british government. the british prime minister, tony blair, who oversaw the good friday peace agreement, promised finucane's family an inquiry. but late last year, when his wife went to visit david cameron, britain's current prime minister, the british government's message had changed. there would be no inquiry, no effort to find new evidence, no deeper look at how the british government may have been involved in finucane's death. >> if they don't give an inquiry into my husband's murder, which was promised, it will just increase the suspicions. and there are many dissident republicans who are saying, same old brits, nothing has changed, we still need to fight against the british government. and it is giving ammunition to people to return to violence. >> british officials say they're doing enough to investigate what happened to finucane. >> we spent some time looking at every possible option, and the prime minister took personal interest in this case. and we concluded that actually the best route was to
with police and british army all responsible to the british government. the british prime minister, tony blair, who oversaw the good friday peace agreement, promised finucane's family an inquiry. but late last year, when his wife went to visit david cameron, britain's current prime minister, the british government's message had changed. there would be no inquiry, no effort to find new evidence, no deeper look at how the british government may have been involved in finucane's death. >> if...
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tomorrow morning, we get the government's jobs report for september. we are expected 130,000 created and added. this is the number you are looking at. we found out 162,000 private jobs were added, stronger than expected. it is a good sign leading into tomorrow. keep in mind anything under 200,000 is not enough to make a dent in the unemployment picture. also in recent months two reports were consistent with each other and moved in the right direction. >> a lot of economist said we need 200,000 to 300,000 jobs a month to get back where we were before. unemployment dropped ins and that is usually a good sign. >> we told you the national unemployment fell because people dropped out of the work force entirely. here is the local picture. unemployment fell in 90 percent of large cities in the country in the month of august. that's the most in four months. it is dropping because of folks are dropping out of actively looking for work. >> what about the new economic poll. >> in the debate. most people agree mitt romney has the economic edge. 49 percet said romn
tomorrow morning, we get the government's jobs report for september. we are expected 130,000 created and added. this is the number you are looking at. we found out 162,000 private jobs were added, stronger than expected. it is a good sign leading into tomorrow. keep in mind anything under 200,000 is not enough to make a dent in the unemployment picture. also in recent months two reports were consistent with each other and moved in the right direction. >> a lot of economist said we need...
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he's the president of citizens for self-government. he was the ultimate tea partyer, the first tea party. good to have you. >> it is an overstatement. we'll let you fly with it. neil: i make many. you and i talked in the break, mark, that he, on many levels, disappointed you, that is, governor romney, not being a die hard tea party devoter, but in the core, he's a business guy, principles more lined to yours any, and you saw more or less of that last night in >> more of that last night. i heard things that were exciting. business people are fiscal conservatives. they like rule sets. we say the constitution is the ultimate rule set. neil: you guys and that constitution. >> he quoted it last night. it was incredible. free markets, we believe in free markets, those align with mitt romney. historically, not like the stuff he's done, but i heard good stuff last night. neil: he was prague -- pragmatic about it last night. to rule massachusetts, but he said something interesting, mark, on these great big tax cuts 245 -- that a lot of fans are
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unemployment is high is because is he a trickle down government guy. that's where he scored all his points. if he keeps it up with a barrage of that from here to election day, he wins. >> bill: all right. charles krauthammer, everyone. next on the run down, bob beckel one of the president's biggs supporters tell us how he saw it last night. later, megyn kelly and laura ingraham. kelly has some behind the scenes stuff. she is out in denver. is laura gloating today? we're coming right back. >> bill: impact segment tonight, as you saw in the talking points memo, some democrats are saying barack obama actually won the debate last night. not too many. it was clear to any honest observer that the president was off his game. while the governor was feisty. >> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs. i like big bird. i actually like you too. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> bill: can you explain, let's start with the 47% because neither charles no
unemployment is high is because is he a trickle down government guy. that's where he scored all his points. if he keeps it up with a barrage of that from here to election day, he wins. >> bill: all right. charles krauthammer, everyone. next on the run down, bob beckel one of the president's biggs supporters tell us how he saw it last night. later, megyn kelly and laura ingraham. kelly has some behind the scenes stuff. she is out in denver. is laura gloating today? we're coming right back....
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the government does he a role. and that people all over the district to did not predict i met people all over the district -- i met people all over the district who cannot get connectivity for their cell phone or their cell phone to work. these are things this will create roads. this is back when the marginal rate was 94% in this country. i want you to pay more. you have earned a lot more. the government does have a macro view, a duty to talk to the states, as to what they need. if they have enough tax revenue, i think they have the lowest since 1950. it has been a long time. they're saying we can work with the state. give the states the power to work with the money they want to. the federal government needs to get out of the way. remember the interstate program. remember the trip to the loan. beazer all federally funded programs. >> -- these are all federally funded programs. >> e-mails characterized my statements once again. i think the state ought to have control. i am not saying that washington should not give
the government does he a role. and that people all over the district to did not predict i met people all over the district -- i met people all over the district who cannot get connectivity for their cell phone or their cell phone to work. these are things this will create roads. this is back when the marginal rate was 94% in this country. i want you to pay more. you have earned a lot more. the government does have a macro view, a duty to talk to the states, as to what they need. if they have...